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Globeflower

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globe⋅flow⋅er

[glohb-flou-er]
–noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers.

Origin:
1590–1600; globe + flower
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globe·flow·er   (glōb'flou'ər)   
n.  Any of several plants of the genus Trollius having palmately lobed leaves, solitary, usually yellow flowers, and many follicles.
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globeflower

any of about 20 species of perennial herbaceous plants constituting the genus Trollius of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, native mostly to North Temperate Zone wetlands.

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